Senior Software Engineer - API

Tabcorp; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gambling entertainment company in Sydney is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design scalable APIs and backend systems using Java, JavaScript, and Go. The role involves guiding technical delivery and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a cloud-native environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS and a passion for clean, testable code.

Benefits

Bonus leave of 5 days annually

Access to corporate discounts

Monthly employee social activities

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript or Go (Golang) with hands-on experience building RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of API security protocols like OAuth2 and JWT.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable secure APIs and backend systems.
• Drive improvements in building, testing, deploying software in cloud-native environments.
• Guide technical delivery and support junior engineers.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Go (Golang)

AWS

API Security

Microservices Architecture

Docker

Kubernetes

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Tabcorp is famous for winning moments. Behind (almost) all of them is great tech and a talented team of passionate technology professionals. Together we ensure our services are built sustainably to scale.

Our Tech Teams deliver gaming moments that pack a punch! You will have the opportunity to innovate and inspire leveraging technology to make good moments great. Game to join us

Step into a senior role where your deep AWS expertise backend development skills and hands-on coding ability will help shape smarter faster software development.

As a Senior Software Engineer youll work closely with your Lead and broader team to guide daily development practices and drive improvements across the full software lifecycle. Youll design build and optimise high-performance APIs and backend services using a modern tech stack including Java JavaScript and Go (Golang).

Youll play a key role in developing secure scalable systems that support our platforms growthwhile contributing to clean architecture efficient workflows and a strong engineering culture.

What youll do :

Design and develop scalable secure APIs and backend systems using modern technologies

Drive improvements in how we build test deploy and release software in cloud-native environments (especially AWS)

Support your Lead by guiding technical delivery supporting junior engineers and ensuring high-quality code and practices

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape robust backend solutions that meet business and customer needs

Contribute to architecture discussions code reviews and performance optimisation efforts

What youll bring

Proficiency in Java JavaScript or Go (Golang) with hands-on experience building RESTful APIs (GraphQL a plus)

Solid understanding of API security protocols like OAuth2 and JWT and experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL MongoDB)

Strong grasp of CI / CD pipelines version control with Git and modern cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure)

Familiarity with Docker Kubernetes and deploying scalable containerised applications in distributed environments

Experience working with microservices architecture asynchronous processing (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ) and API performance tuning

A pragmatic problem-solver with excellent debugging skills and a passion for clean testable code

What Youll Get

• Diverse leave options : bonus leave of 5 days annually cultural volunteer and 18-weeks parental leave.
• Access to corporate discounts and our leading health and wellbeing app.
• Monthly employee social activities competitions awards and free tickets to events.

About Us

Tabcorp is Australias leading gambling entertainment company. Our 3000 team is as diverse as Australia itself. Our people drive the iconic homegrown world-class brands TAB Sky Racing and MAX. As an ASX-listed company were proud to shape our industry for the better.

Apply Now

Now is the time to join Tabcorp! The start of a new exciting chapter in our long history. We have a dynamic new CEO in Gillon McLachlan and were building a winning culture by bringing our office-based teams together onsite every day. We value flexibility - like adjusting start or finish times or working remotely when required however we believe being together is key to our success.

Were committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued for their contribution and has a sense of belonging and is treated with respect. As a Tabcorp employee you will :

foster a respectful and inclusive working environment within your team.

support and contribute to initiatives aimed at managing the risk of gender inequality sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior in our workplaces.

We welcome applications from candidates with visible and non-visible disability or with any workplace accessibility requirements. Please reach out via should you require any accommodations or adjustments to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.

Tabcorp is a Circle Back Initiative employer we commit to respond to every applicant.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1